Match-machine.



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MATCH MACHINE.

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ATTonNEY W. F. HUTCHFNSON. MATCH MACHINE. (Application led Mar. 28,1901. Renewed Feb. 1, 1902.)

Patented Sept. I6, |902.

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. W. F. HUTCHlNSON.

MATCHMACHINE.

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ATTORNEY" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. HUTOHINSON, OF BOUNDBROOK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ATLASMATCH COMPANY, TION OF NEW JERSEY.

OF MELLENVILLE, NEW YORK, A CORPORA- MATCH-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,265, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed March 23, 1901. Renewed February l, 1902. Serial No.92,196. (No model.)

T all whom t Wawy concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. HUTCHIN- SON, of Boundbrook, Somersetcounty, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in,Match-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of match machineswhich cut 1o match-splints from strips of veneer, the Width of the stripcorresponding to the length of the match; and my presentinvention isanim- I provement on the machine illustrated in Letters Patentlof theUnited States No. 668,519,

dated February 19, 1901.

My invention relates particularly to the mechanism for cutting andguiding the splints and for delivering them into a suitable carrier, inwhich they may be held while 2o going through the dipping process.

It is known that a match-splint is a very difficult thing to handle andthat it must be held perfectly, and accurately guided, when it is cut,into avsuitable carrier, or else it is z5 difficult to handle a splinteconomically.

The objects of my present invention are to provide means for holding theveneer strips very close to the carrier, so that the splints when cutare perpendicular thereto; to provide cutting means which will cut goodsplints even though the Wood be slightly crossgrain; to provide meansfor holding the severed splints in very close relation to the carrier,so that they may be easily pushed into the holding parts of the carrier,and to provide means for automatically removing parts of the guidingmechanism of the splints as the carrier advances, so that the splintsmay move freely andiwithout interruption.

4o With these ends in view my invention consists of certain featuresof'construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafterfully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar figures ot' reference refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine embodying myinvention. Fig.

2 is a central vertical cross-section of the ma- 5o chine. Fig. 3 is anenlarged detail sectional view of the mechanism for guiding and ejectingthe splints and pushing them into the carrier. Fig. 4 is a brokenvertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a broken 55sectional plan on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig.

6 is a detail sectional plan showing the position of the cutting andguiding mechanism just after a series of splints has been cut. Fig. 7 isa broken detail perspective View 6o showing parts of the cutting andguiding mechanism. Fig. 8 is a broken detail View of one of thefeed-rollers, and Fig. 9 is a cross-section of one of the feed-rollers.

The machine has a suitable frame 1'0, pro- 65 vided near the top with atable 11', on which the veneer strips are placed, and these have theirends pushed forward between the stationary guides l2, (shown best inFigs. 4 and 5,) the strips being held in the position shown 7o by dottedlines in Fig. 4 and fed forward by the feed-rollers 13, which arearranged, as usual, above and below the stock, and which are preferablyprovided with disks 14, having V-shaped slots therein to engage `theveneer strips, as shown in Fig. 8. This arrangement I dnd gives thefeed-rollers a good grip on the veneer, so that the latter will notslip, and, fu rthermore, this style of feed-roller prevents the edges ofthe veneer from being 8o broomed or spread during the feeding process.The feed-rollers are geared together by gears 15 or so connected byequivalentmcans that they are turned in unison in a direction to feedthe veneer forward. The rollers are turned intermittently in a manner toble hereinafter described, although no novelty is claimed for thefeeding mechanism.' The veneer strips as they are fed forward throughthe guides 12 enter between the knife-blades 9o 16, which, asillustrated, are formed integral with a solid back 17, (see Fig. 7;)but, obviously, the blades may be made independent of the back, ifdesired, and attached thereto in any convenient way. The blades 16 are95 not shown connected at the bottom, but,if necessary or desirable,they may be so counected. The space between the blades is sufficient topermit the veneers to pass between them, and it will be seen'that whenthe knife is moved quickly to one side the blades sheer across the faceof the guides 12 and so sever the splints from the veneer strips whichprotrude between the blades. There are two objects in making the knifein this manneriirst, it takes very little motion to cut off the splints,asthe knife has to travel only about one-eighth of an inch, and,secondly, the blades engage the full width of the strip of veneer, sothat if the latter happens to be a little cross-grainit will stillcutsmoothly and not split off. VWhen the veneer strips are fed forwardbetween the knife-blades, they enter between the: guide -fingers 18,which are placed the same distance apart as are the guides 12, and thesefingers are stationary, being, as illustrated, rigid on the cross-bar19, (see Fig. 4,) which is held fast to the under side of the table 11;but the fingers may of course be supported in any convenient way. Thesefingers, it will be observed, hold the severed splints from any lateralmovement.

It will be noticed that the guide-fingers 18 will hold the splints frommoving laterally, that the knife-blades 16 when moved forward to cut offthe splints, as shown in Fig. 6, will prevent the splints from fallingback, and to inclose the other sidetof the splints, so as to form aseries of keepers to receive them, the slotted part 2O of the back plate21 is used,

l the part 20 of the plate moving forward in unison with the knife, andthus it will be seen that a series vof keepers is formed in which thesplints are held absolutely against displacement. This is clearly shownin Fig. 6.

t It will be observed, however, that these keepers must be opened topermit the forward movement of the match-splint in the carrier and alsoto permit the feeeding forward of fresh stock of veneers. Consequentlythe return stroke of the knife-blade 16 carries with it the slotted backplate 20, and the partsV then assume the position shown clearly in Fig.5, so that the fresh veneer stock can feed forward between theguide-fingers 18, while the splints already cut can move forward betweenthe slots of the back plate `20. The essential thing is that theknife-blades 16 and back plate 21 move in unison, and of course this canbe effected without rigidly connecting the parts; but the simplest wayis to fasten the parts together, which is done by suitable screws, asshown at 22.

The knife and back plate can be reciprocated by any convenient means,and I do not claim the special means shown. Neither do I limit theinvention to any precise means of effecting the movement. Asillustrated, the prolonged backs of the knife and back plate are pivotedto the upper end of the levers 24, which are arranged on opposite sidesof the machine, being fulcrumed, as shown at 25, and having their lowerends provided with rollers 26, (see Fig. 2,) working in cam-slots ofthecams 27, which cams arecarried by a rotary shaft 43, to behereinafter referred to.

The splints after being cut by the knifeblade 16 and held are pusheddownward to the carrier, to b e hereinafter referred to, by the plungers28, which reciprocate vertically between the guide-fingers 18 and whichmerge in asolid plate 29, which is fastened to a cross- Y ,by thevertically-tilted levers 32, which are fulcrumed, as shown at 33, on thesides of the machine and connected by links 34, moved up and down by thecams 36 on the countershaft 37. This counter-shaft connects by a gear 38with the gear-wheel 39 on the driving-A shaft 40,and,as illustrated,thelatter is turned by a pulley/41. The gear-wheel 39 also meshes with agear-wheel 42 on the shaft 43, and the latter carries the cams 27,already referred to, and also carries the cams 44, which reciprocate theslide-blocks 45, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) the latter movingr back and forthin guideways 46. The slide-blocks are also pivoted to levers 47, whichare fulcrumed on the feedrollers 13 and carry pawls 48, (see Fig. 1,)meshing with the ratchet-wheels 49 on the lower feed-roller 13, so thatby this means the feed-rollers are intermittently rotated.

Nothing is claimed for the above-described mechanism, and it is referredto in order to make the construction and operation of the machine clear;but any well-known intermittent feed can be substituted for thatdcscribed.

The slide-blocks 45 also carry the pawls 50 for operating the carrier,as presently described, and the slide blocks connect by links or rods 52with a second set of slideblocks 53 near the front end of the machine,and these are provided with links 54 and pawls 55, the said pawls andthe pawls 50, already referred to, serving to engagey the ratchet-teeth56 on the sides of the carriers 57. As illustrated, these carriers aremerely plain plates with holes 58 therein forthe reception ofmatch-splints 59, (see Fig. 4;) but no novelty is here claimed for thecarrier, and, on the other hand, any suitable carrier maybe substitutedfor that shown. The carrier plates 57 illustrated are independentplates, and so two sets of pawls 50 and 55 are used to engage differentplates and feed them through the 'machine as fast as they are presented.Detents 58 (see Fig. 1) are used to prevent any backlash of thecarriers. The carriers are shown sliding on tracks 60, which aresupported on cross-bars 6l. It will be ohserved that when theslide-blocks 45 move forward they will advance, by means of the pawls 50and 55, the carriers 57, so as to bring the hole 58 beneath the slots ofthe guide-fin- ICO IIO

gers 18. At the same time the feed-rollers '13 will be turned by themechanism described, so as to feed the stock forward between the `saidfingers. At this time the slide-blocks 45 back plate 'to inclose thespace between the guide-fingers 18, as shown in Fig. G and as alreadydescribed, so that the severed splints are thus securely held. It willbe seen, too, that this arrangement enables the splints to be cut invery close proximity to the carriers 57. Consequently there is verylittle chance for the splints to get displaced, and when the plungers 2Scome down, as they do at this moment, actuated by the cam and levermechanism described, the said plungers striking the ends of the splintsforce the latter iirmly into the holes 5S of the carrier. At this momentthe platesf45 and pawls 50 will be in position to move fojrward and pushthe carrier through the machine, and at the same instant the knife and."back plate make the return stroke, thus opening a passage for thesevered splints, as shown clearly in Fig. 5 and as already described. Itwill be observed that except for this slotted back plate and itsmovement back and forth the splints could not be ont in close proximityto the carrier, as the back plate would prevent them from 'passingthrough the machine.

In the specification I have used the term guide-fingers as applied tothe parts, this term being used to distinguish the said parts; but bythis term I mean to include any stationary1 guides which will hold thesplints from lateral movement while they are being cut and engaged bythe knife and back plate or equivalent means.

It will be understood that after the splints are placed in the carrierthey can be dipped in the necessary compositions in any usual way.Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A match-machine, comprising a series of parallel guide-fingers, meansfor feeding veneer strips between the fingers, means for cutting off thestrips into splints while in engagement with the fingers, and means foropening and closing the slots between the fingers on the side oppositethe cutting mechanism.

2. lA match-machine, comprising a series of parallel guide-fingers,means for feeding veneer strips between the fingers, cutting mechanismto sever the splints from the strips While the strips are engaged by thefingers, a carrier movable across the linger ends, means for opening andclosing the slots between the fingers on the side opposite the cuttingmechanism, and ejecting means for forcing the splints from between thefingers into the carrier.

3. A match-machine, comprising a carrier, a series of guide-lingersperpendicular to the carrier, means for feeding veneer strips betweenthe fingers, cutting mechanism arranged to move opposite one side of theiingers and sever the veneer strips, and a slotted back plate movableacross the opposite side of the fingers, the said back plate beingarranged to open when the carrier is advanced.

4. A match-machine, comprising a carrier, a series of guide-fingersperpendicular to the carrier, means for feeding veneer strips betweenthe said fingers, cutting mechanism movable on one side of the fingersto sever the veneer strips, a slotted back plate on the opposite side ofthe fingers, the back plate and cutting mechanism being moved in unisonso as to open and close the passage between the fingers and parallelwith the plane of movement of the carrier, and means for forcing thesevered splints from between the lingers into the carrier.

5. 1n a match-machine, the combination with a carrier, of four-walledguiding devices to guide the splints to the carrier, one wall of suchdevices being movable so as to open a passage for the forward movementof the splints after they are engaged by the carrier.

6. A match-machine, comprising a series of 'stationary guide-ngersadapted to receive veneer strips between them, a series of knifebladesmovable across one side of the fingers so as to sever the veneer stripswhen engaged by the lingers, and a slotted back plate on the oppositeside of the lingers, the back plate and knife-blades being movable inunison.

7. A match-machine, comprising a series of stationary guide-fingersadapted to receive veneer strips between them, a series ofcutting-blades movable opposite one side of the IOO fingers, a slottedback plate movable across lthe opposite side of the fingers, theknifeblades and back plate being adapted to open and close thefinger-slots, plungers movable between the guide-fingers and paralleltherewith, and a carrier movable in a plane perpendicular to that of theplunger and adapted to receive the splints when ejected from between thelingers.

8. A match-machine, comprising a series of stationary guides adapted tohold veneer strips in parallel relation, knife-blades movable across theface of the guides, a series of guide-fingers behind the knife-bladesand in line with the guides, a slotted back plate movable behind theguide-fingers, the slots of the back plate registering with the slotsbetween the knife-blades, plungers movable between and parallel with theguide-fingers, and a carrier to receive the match-splints, said carriermoving essentially perpendicular to the travel of the plungers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM F. HUTCI-IINSON.

Witnesses:

W. W. RICE, Guo. A. HoLsArrLE.

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